Maternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Security in Girls and Boys: A Closer Look into the Middle Childhood

Child attachment undergoes major changes during middle childhood. Maternal reflective functioning (RF) is hypothesized to be an important correlate of a child’s attachment security during this period; however, the child’s gender role in this association has not been examined yet. In the present stud...

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Auteurs principaux:	Danguolė Čekuolienė, Lina Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė, Izabelė Grauslienė, Asta Adler, Rasa Barkauskienė
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Publié:	MDPI AG 2021
Sujets:	attachment security maternal reflective functioning middle childhood gender Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6baabbfbe3834a2b9b0901c74e12bf6e2021-11-11T16:24:45ZMaternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Security in Girls and Boys: A Closer Look into the Middle Childhood10.3390/ijerph1821112611660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/6baabbfbe3834a2b9b0901c74e12bf6e2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11261https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Child attachment undergoes major changes during middle childhood. Maternal reflective functioning (RF) is hypothesized to be an important correlate of a child’s attachment security during this period; however, the child’s gender role in this association has not been examined yet. In the present study, we used 64 mother-child (6–11 years old) dyads from a community sample to analyze the association between maternal RF and child attachment security and whether this link is moderated by gender. Maternal RF was assessed on the Parent Development Interview Revised (PDI-R2) and child attachment classifications were examined by the Child Attachment Interview (CAI). Results revealed the positive and statistically significant association between maternal RF and child attachment security in the whole sample. Further evaluations of this link in the groups of girls and boys separately indicated its significance for girls only. Finally, moderation analysis demonstrated the relation between child attachment security and maternal RF to be moderated by gender. These findings provide a new knowledge on gender role in attachment security in relation to maternal RF as well as suggest possible differentiation in the correlates on the pathway of secure attachment between girls and boys during middle childhood.Danguolė ČekuolienėLina Gervinskaitė-PaulaitienėIzabelė GrauslienėAsta AdlerRasa BarkauskienėMDPI AGarticleattachment securitymaternal reflective functioningmiddle childhoodgenderMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11261, p 11261 (2021)
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spellingShingle	attachment security maternal reflective functioning middle childhood gender Medicine R Danguolė Čekuolienė Lina Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė Izabelė Grauslienė Asta Adler Rasa Barkauskienė Maternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Security in Girls and Boys: A Closer Look into the Middle Childhood
description	Child attachment undergoes major changes during middle childhood. Maternal reflective functioning (RF) is hypothesized to be an important correlate of a child’s attachment security during this period; however, the child’s gender role in this association has not been examined yet. In the present study, we used 64 mother-child (6–11 years old) dyads from a community sample to analyze the association between maternal RF and child attachment security and whether this link is moderated by gender. Maternal RF was assessed on the Parent Development Interview Revised (PDI-R2) and child attachment classifications were examined by the Child Attachment Interview (CAI). Results revealed the positive and statistically significant association between maternal RF and child attachment security in the whole sample. Further evaluations of this link in the groups of girls and boys separately indicated its significance for girls only. Finally, moderation analysis demonstrated the relation between child attachment security and maternal RF to be moderated by gender. These findings provide a new knowledge on gender role in attachment security in relation to maternal RF as well as suggest possible differentiation in the correlates on the pathway of secure attachment between girls and boys during middle childhood.
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author	Danguolė Čekuolienė Lina Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė Izabelė Grauslienė Asta Adler Rasa Barkauskienė
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title	Maternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Security in Girls and Boys: A Closer Look into the Middle Childhood
title_short	Maternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Security in Girls and Boys: A Closer Look into the Middle Childhood
title_full	Maternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Security in Girls and Boys: A Closer Look into the Middle Childhood
title_fullStr	Maternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Security in Girls and Boys: A Closer Look into the Middle Childhood
title_full_unstemmed	Maternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Security in Girls and Boys: A Closer Look into the Middle Childhood
title_sort	maternal reflective functioning and attachment security in girls and boys: a closer look into the middle childhood
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Maternal Reflective Functioning and Attachment Security in Girls and Boys: A Closer Look into the Middle Childhood

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